Methylphenidate use for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in northern Israel - A controversial issue

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 925-927

  Fogelman, Yacob ^a   Kahan, Ernesto ^a  

^a NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Methylphenidate; Pharmacoepidemiology; Primary care; Stimulants

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH; PATIENT TREATMENT;

DISORDERS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0035694906     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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